Don't think SRAM can do that under a warranty issue. Especially if RSC are still available.
Firstly, I would have told the LBS to ram their Guide R levers up their ring piece. It's like for like.... or an upgrade. You paid for RSC's, if they don't work and need replacing, they can't just save some cash for themselves and give you something lower spec.
As for the bleed...... that would have also got a "go eat a bag" off me. SRAM should, as part of the warranty replacement, pay the lbs for the labour needed to replace the levers.
Call sram directly and ask if they are supplying peasant spec levers in place of the RSC's?